dvd-rw drive erratic.

[lotombe]

whenever i insert a blank dvd to start burning i get a message saying either
the drive is busy or the disc isn't ready. i can even leave the disc in
there for half an hour but still get the same message. it reads original
dvds and some burned ones.
someone help me fix this!

 

[ctlimey]

Whenever I play audio/video files, offline or online, I get stuttering every
few seconds. I have looked for processes that are hogging the CPU but
haven't been successful. I do see CPU usage going high every so often, but
it doesn't seem to correlate with any particular process. The stuttering
happens regardless of which player I use. I have 640MB of memory and try to
minimize the number of processes running. Any help would be appreciated.

Tony

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

Sounds like a dirty laser. Use a standard CD cleaning kit.... or replace
the drive.